Who owns FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - May?
Institutional ownership of SMAY from SEC Form 13F filings across 52 reporting managers. All positions are from one synchronized reporting period — 2026-06-30 books, filed up to 45 days after quarter end — so every row is comparable.
52
13F holders
$29.9M
value, 2026 filers
31.3%
of shares outstanding (1.2M sh)
13
new positions (2026 filers)
Top institutional holders
ordered by shares owned · positions as of 2026-06-30· % of fund = share of the manager's own book · % of co. = share of SMAY's shares outstanding
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | % of fund | % of co. | Δ shares QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MGO ONE SEVEN LLC | 112,893 | $3.2M | 0.1% | 3% | -1.7% |
| 2 | Cetera Investment Advisers | 106,310 | $3.0M | 0.0% | 2.8% | +6.4% |
| 3 | LPL Financial LLC | 91,607 | $2.6M | 0.0% | 2.5% | +31.1% |
| 4 | OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | 85,364 | $2.4M | 0.0% | 2.3% | +33.3% |
| 5 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 81,155 | $2.3M | 0.0% | 2.2% | +334.6% |
| 6 | Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 60,829 | $1,726 | 0.0% | 1.6% | +5.8% |
| 7 | COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC | 53,174 | $1.5M | 0.0% | 1.4% | +31.9% |
| 8 | ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 46,856 | $1.3M | 0.0% | 1.3% | +6.6% |
| 9 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 44,895 | $1.3M | 0.0% | 1.2% | +53.4% |
| 10 | WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC | 38,445 | $103,447 | 0.0% | 1% | +3.0% |
| 11 | Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 38,093 | $1.1M | 0.0% | 1% | +5.5% |
| 12 | NorthCrest Asset Manangement, LLC | 34,726 | $982,051 | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| 13 | First Heartland Consultants, Inc. | 33,012 | $936,881 | 0.1% | 0.9% | +3.2% |
| 14 | Ignite Planners, LLC | 27,466 | $779,485 | 0.1% | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 15 | Grantvest Financial Group LLC | 23,824 | $676,125 | 0.4% | 0.6% | +4.7% |
| 16 | Arkadios Wealth Advisors | 22,521 | $639,146 | 0.0% | 0.6% | -16.8% |
| 17 | Diligent Investors, LLC | 21,100 | $598,818 | 0.1% | 0.6% | +99.1% |
| 18 | Optivise Advisory Services LLCNEW | 20,232 | $574,184 | 0.3% | 0.5% | new |
| 19 | SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC. | 19,399 | $550,544 | 0.1% | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 20 | StoneX Group Inc.NEW | 17,066 | $484,333 | 0.0% | 0.5% | new |
| 21 | Csenge Advisory GroupNEW | 14,839 | $421,131 | 0.0% | 0.4% | new |
| 22 | PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLCNEW | 13,517 | $384 | 0.0% | 0.4% | new |
| 23 | Avidian Wealth Enterprises, LLC | 13,192 | $374,389 | 0.0% | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 24 | FORTRESS PRIVATE LEDGER, LLC | 12,635 | $358,581 | 0.1% | 0.3% | -3.9% |
| 25 | Mariner, LLC | 12,100 | $343,398 | 0.0% | 0.3% | -3.2% |
Source: SEC Form 13F-HR filings (institutional managers over $100M in US-listed positions). 13Fs disclose long positions only, up to 45 days after quarter end; each manager's latest filed quarter is shown per row and dollar values are the manager's filed marks. Aggregates labeled "2026 filers" count only managers whose latest book is a 2026 quarter. Related: valuation · options positioning · supply chain. Research, not investment advice.